France to return 'pharaoh's hair' to Egypt

France to return 'pharaoh's hair' to Egypt

GRENOBLE, France -- France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of hair said to belong to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the Internet last year, French officials said Monday.

Egyptian diplomats made a formal request last week to recover the hair, which was seized by French police after going on sale in November, according to the prosecutor's office in the eastern city of Grenoble.